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star; his home town of krakow. stay with us, chanted _ his home town of krakow.rakow. st: with us, chanted this ocean his home town of krakow. 5t<1: with us, chanted this ocean of humanity. well, said the pope, do you want me to desert room? —— rome? this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... one week after the fall of kabul to the taliban, president biden defends his handling of the evacuation — despite growing criticism. us vice president kamala harris will work to reassure southeast asia — and more directly, singapore and vietnam — of us reliability on a short visit to the region, which is seeking more than a defense relationship. her message is expected to be one of economic opportunities and health, with many southeast asian countries facing rising covid—19 infections and short vaccine supplies. she�*s the second high—ranking official to visit these countries in as many months, following us defense secretary, lloyd austin. for more on the state of play in the relationship, let�*s talk to regional security expert, lynn kuok. great to have you. first of all,

. —— more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow.o desert rome?" this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the evacuation of aghanistan gathers pace, america says it'll fly 6,000 people out of the country in the coming hours. an intelligence briefing for the united nations says the taliban is stepping up its search for so—called �*collaborators'. after months of strict border restrictions, singapore is re—opening and re—connecting to the world. under the newly announced vaccinated travel lane, arrivals from germany and brunei can enter the country without serving quarantine. our business reporter katie silver looks at the toll those restrictions have taken, and singapore's plans for recovery. germany's bmw, america social media giants, and japan's sony. what do they media giants, and japan's sony. what do they have media giants, and japan's sony. what do they have in media giants, and japan's sony. what do they have in common? singapore. these big international businesses have set up their regional headquarters here in the city state.

pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 billion people in his hometown of krakowthis ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the evacuation of aghanistan gathers pace, america says it'll fly 6,000 people out of the country in the coming hours. an intelligence briefing for the united nations says the taliban is stepping up its search for so—called �*collaborators'. kenya is conducting a national wildlife census, the first of its kind in the country. it's home to vulnerable and endangered species, including lions, giraffes and the only two surviving northern white rhino species in the world. the bbc�*s ferdinand 0mondi reports from the marine parks and forest reserves of coastal kenya. kenya is undergoing the biggest animal count in its history. from above, researchers record wildlife on the country's open lands and check on them, including human activity close to protected areas. the serial count is just one method being used to count all of the country's wildlife. this is one of keny

pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of- more than 2.5 billion people in his hometown of krakowted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me i to desert rome?" this is newsday on the bbc — i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story: one week after the fall of kabul to the taliban — president biden defends his handling of the evacuation — despite growing criticism. whilst chaos at the airport has dominated the coverage so far — many of the afghans staying in the country are worried about what the future holds for them under the taliban's return to power, in particular on the issue of women's rights. the group have promised that women will be allowed to go to work, and girls go to school but many remain sceptical and anxious. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report, and a warning it contains some distressing images. when the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrified. but rowena, a young female journalist, decided she should go and talk to them for her youtube channel. that was the last video she uploaded. she is unsure if

has celebrated mass in front of a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakowth us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is news, the latest headlines... president biden says the us has made clear to the taliban that any attack on the afghan evacuation mission would be met quickly and with force. uk prime minister borisjohnson says he has full confidence in his foreign secretary after heavy criticism over his handling of the crisis in afghanistan. amnesty international has accused the taliban of killing and torturing nine men from afghanistan's hazara minority last month. the rights group has spoken to eyewitnesses who've given gruesome accounts of the incident, in ghazni province. amnesty said the killings were a �*horrifying indicator of what taliban rule may bring'. the hazara community is afghanistan's third largest ethnic group. they mainly practise shia islam and have long faced persecution in the predominantly sunni country. joining us is homira rezai, a member in the hazara committee in the

has celebrated mass in front of a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news, the latest headlines. thousands of people continue to mass at kabul�*s airport, in the hope of being flown out of the afghanistan. it comes amid reports of executions and torture by the taliban. president biden says the us has made clear to the taliban that any attack on the afghan evacuation mission would be met quickly and with force. it's been nearly a week since a powerful earthquake hit southwest haiti, and there are still some areas that have yet to receive any help whatsoever. more than two—thousand people are known to have died. an estimated 135—thousand families have been displaced. 0ur correspondent, james clayton, reports now from the small town of les anglais, where an entire parish is in mourning. to get to the small town of les anglais, you have to take the coastal road. the town is two hours from les cayes, and the road snakes through earthquake—scarred villages and even throug

pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of- more than 2.5 billion people in his hometown of krakowanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me i to desert rome?" this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: thousands of people continue to mass at kabul�*s airport in the hope of being flown out of afghanistan. it comes amid reports of executions and torture by the taliban. president biden has told the taliban any attack on the afghan evacuation mission would be met with force. well earlier i spoke to us political analyst max kutner, and asked what he made of president biden�*s response to criticisms from not only republican, but democrat voices too. it sounds like joe it sounds likejoe biden is going to stick with what he has been saying all week, that he is comfortable in his decision but he is planning on getting those people out of there, perhaps that is a response to what dozens of democrats urged in a letter this week tojoe biden, administration folks are saying that while they appreciated some of the administration's efforts, the administration'

krakow. martin is live in washington, d c with the latest raquel. >> good morning.gon says their goal is to evacuate up to 9,000 people per day in these coming days. but as you mentioned, there is still issues around people getting to the airport and there's a little questions to see if the u.s. is really getting the call cooperation they need from the taliban. >> following days of chaos across afghanistan. the pentagon is accelerating evacuations of us citizens and vulnerable afghans desperate to flee taliban control right now. after taliban fighters blocking access to the airport. the department officials warn those fleeing to seek shelter until they felt safe to travel again, a challenging security environment. safety needs to be their top priority. pentagon spokesperson. john kirby says the u.s. is in talks with the taliban to ensure access to the airport. and y would just let the results speak for themselves. but back in washington, both republicans and democrats remain skeptical of the taliban's cooperation. >> tuesday, a bipartisan group of 46 senators penned